Australia: Graffiti Management Grant (Western Sydney)

Deadline: 28-Nov-22

The NSW Government is currently inviting applications for its Graffiti Management Grant (Western Sydney) at local councils in Western Sydney and supports space activation initiatives that reduce incidents of graffiti while increasing community perceptions of safety.

This grant is targeted towards the 18 Local Government Areas eligible under the Community and Small Business CCTV Fund.

Objectives

• The objectives of the Graffiti Management Grant (Western Sydney) and the Graffiti Management Grant (Open) are to:
  • enhance community confidence and perceptions of safety
    • prevent and minimise incidents of graffiti vandalism within NSW
    • reduce the social, environmental, and economic impact of graffiti vandalism.
• This program is administered by Department of Communities and Justice.

Types of Projects Funded under this Grant

• Graffiti management and space activation projects such as:
  • area beautification, including creating community art programs or initiatives such as installing community murals to deter offenders and improve streetscapes
  • space activation projects such as lighting installation, applying anti-graffiti coatings to walls and other community activities to reinvigorate underused spaces and prevent crime through environmental design
  • planting trees or other vegetation to make graffiti-prone walls more difficult to access and less attractive to offenders.

Funding Information

• Grant amount: Up to $100,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Graffiti Management Grant (Western Sydney) is targeted towards Local Government Areas eligible
• Only the 18 Local Councils captured by the CCTV Fund are eligible to apply for the Western Sydney Grant:
  • Blacktown City Council
  • Campbelltown, City of
  • Canterbury-Bankstown, City of
  • Fairfield, City of
  • Liverpool, City of
  • Penrith, City of
  • Camden Council
  • Cumberland City Council
  • Parramatta Council
  • Wollondilly Shire
  • Burwood Council
  • Canada Bay, City of
  • Georges River Council
  • Inner West Council
  • Strathfield, Municipality of
  • Blue Mountains, City of
  • The Hills Shire
  • Hawkesbury, City of

What can’t you apply for?

• project costs that are already the subject of another government grant, subsidy, or financial assistance
• project costs incurred prior to an application being submitted (no retrospective funding will be awarded)Permanent salaries/wages, with the following exceptions:
  • costs for temporary staff to work on the project;
  • costs of an existing staff member to work additional hours/days to work on the project;
  • costs of an existing staff member assigned to the project and working the same hours as before; only where their prior duties have been significantly reduced to match the time now devoted to the project. In this case, DCJ may require written evidence that these duties have changed (in the form of copies of old and new position descriptions)
• Any activity of a commercial nature that is for-profit
• Business as usual costs or general operating expenses
• Programs and activities that encourage gambling such as bingo, or the consumption of alcohol
• Interstate or overseas travel costs
• The same program or activity twice. For example, two different organisations cannot apply for funds for the same program or activity.

For more information, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/graffiti-management-grant-western-sydney#toc-key-information